03-13-2017, 10:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2017, 10:43 AM by Westenders.)
This has been a topic of discussion in our group for a couple of years.
My feeling is that negril in particular has simply lost its vibe for younger tourists.
One of the reasons I think is the noise abatement enforcement....so thinking back 7-8 years ago , there were beach parties, and frequent dancehall and reggae live music events throughout the year.
For example,
Look on you tube at Alfred's during that time...there is lots of younger people.
Now Alfred's is dead empty most of the time, with an ageing and sometimes weird looking tourist clientele that is off putting to me let alone the younger crowd.
I think that some older tourists and the older hoteliers are very powerful in ' objecting' to entertainment and change in Negril and have limited vision of how they plan to attract younger tourists.
I agree that a lot of the younger folk are in the AIs, although the Negril AIs have a very boring nightlife scene, which wouldn't have engaged me when I was in my 20s.
Nightlife is important when your younger.
Negril lacks good quality and affordable non AI for younger families.
For us Brits, we can take our children to European destinations, where there is fun and appropriate evening entertainment for the kids. AI is not popular in Europe. Families go out to restaurants at night...and spend cash all over the area they stay in.
Budget is not necessarily a reason to not visit. Kids will just be bored in negril,
Long bay beach years ago used to have a fantastic sense of fun and vibrancy that drew many. It is just dead now. Not everyone wants peace and quiet ALL the time.
Not everyone wants to keep thinking about replicating or think back to what negril used to be. I think that can be ageing too.
Now all the long time visitors and fun party tourists have gotten older, and are moaning about loud music and crowds, seems like they have totally forgotten that many of them came to Negril in the first place to get drunk, high and party the night away.
The Negril Chamber of Commerce need to work with Hanover more, as bloody bay has now become the place to be for various AI budgets. Bloody bay is sometimes a bit far for people to feel that they can venture out at night time. So those guests just stay up that end.
We were there for New Years. Bloody bay was packed out with full occupancy.
Negril was very quiet in comparison to the many previous years...so much so that we are not going to visit at this premium time of year again...more fun at home.
Most of the entertainment was hotel based....dose'nt float my boat...and am sure it dose'nt the younger ones.
Bars like Drifters and the boat bar don't interest me....very middle aged... ( and I am middle aged in my 40s).. It's very like the cabaret scene, but just on the beach...I'm not ready for that let alone the younger ones.
I think Negril needs to regroup and rebrand....and think of how they are going to continue to attract new visitors.
Family accommodation is a gap as I mentioned, but so is a hotel scene for the singles ( not necessarily solo, ) fun and party seeking crowd .
If I was a business person there, this is an opportunity I would be seeking to maximise.....
The new breathless hotel in mobay is aiming for that....and is more cost for uk travellers to travel to and stay in than sandals and couples.
The accommodation dose'nt need to be as slick as this or as expensive...but the hoteliers need to think about their future...and how they can attract young people and families....not just sit there waiting for them to book.
As for the west end, well the worsening condition of the road indicates how wstmoreland parish council values this area of negril. If your not investing in the main road, then it will all go down hill. There is definitely nothing to attract younger people to staying or visiting the west end.
Sorry for the ramble, but this is an issue that has niggled us for a while.
My feeling is that negril in particular has simply lost its vibe for younger tourists.
One of the reasons I think is the noise abatement enforcement....so thinking back 7-8 years ago , there were beach parties, and frequent dancehall and reggae live music events throughout the year.
For example,
Look on you tube at Alfred's during that time...there is lots of younger people.
Now Alfred's is dead empty most of the time, with an ageing and sometimes weird looking tourist clientele that is off putting to me let alone the younger crowd.
I think that some older tourists and the older hoteliers are very powerful in ' objecting' to entertainment and change in Negril and have limited vision of how they plan to attract younger tourists.
I agree that a lot of the younger folk are in the AIs, although the Negril AIs have a very boring nightlife scene, which wouldn't have engaged me when I was in my 20s.
Nightlife is important when your younger.
Negril lacks good quality and affordable non AI for younger families.
For us Brits, we can take our children to European destinations, where there is fun and appropriate evening entertainment for the kids. AI is not popular in Europe. Families go out to restaurants at night...and spend cash all over the area they stay in.
Budget is not necessarily a reason to not visit. Kids will just be bored in negril,
Long bay beach years ago used to have a fantastic sense of fun and vibrancy that drew many. It is just dead now. Not everyone wants peace and quiet ALL the time.
Not everyone wants to keep thinking about replicating or think back to what negril used to be. I think that can be ageing too.
Now all the long time visitors and fun party tourists have gotten older, and are moaning about loud music and crowds, seems like they have totally forgotten that many of them came to Negril in the first place to get drunk, high and party the night away.
The Negril Chamber of Commerce need to work with Hanover more, as bloody bay has now become the place to be for various AI budgets. Bloody bay is sometimes a bit far for people to feel that they can venture out at night time. So those guests just stay up that end.
We were there for New Years. Bloody bay was packed out with full occupancy.
Negril was very quiet in comparison to the many previous years...so much so that we are not going to visit at this premium time of year again...more fun at home.
Most of the entertainment was hotel based....dose'nt float my boat...and am sure it dose'nt the younger ones.
Bars like Drifters and the boat bar don't interest me....very middle aged... ( and I am middle aged in my 40s).. It's very like the cabaret scene, but just on the beach...I'm not ready for that let alone the younger ones.
I think Negril needs to regroup and rebrand....and think of how they are going to continue to attract new visitors.
Family accommodation is a gap as I mentioned, but so is a hotel scene for the singles ( not necessarily solo, ) fun and party seeking crowd .
If I was a business person there, this is an opportunity I would be seeking to maximise.....
The new breathless hotel in mobay is aiming for that....and is more cost for uk travellers to travel to and stay in than sandals and couples.
The accommodation dose'nt need to be as slick as this or as expensive...but the hoteliers need to think about their future...and how they can attract young people and families....not just sit there waiting for them to book.
As for the west end, well the worsening condition of the road indicates how wstmoreland parish council values this area of negril. If your not investing in the main road, then it will all go down hill. There is definitely nothing to attract younger people to staying or visiting the west end.
Sorry for the ramble, but this is an issue that has niggled us for a while.